Believe it or not, there's a right time for exercise and it varies by person.

What time is best for you? The American Council on Exercise offers these suggestions for how to find out:

  • Pay attention to your body's circadian rhythm, and exercise during the hours just after your body's temperature is at its warmest.
  • Measure your temperature each day for five to six days at intervals of every few hours. Log your results and find the time that your body temperature is warmest.
  • Plan to exercise in the late afternoon, as studies show this can improve performance and power.
  • Don't change your schedule if you have one that works.
  • If training for an event, exercise at the same time of day that the event will be held.
Gregg Sarra sounds off on Wantagh vs. Bethpage and Ward Melville vs Sachem North, plus Michaeil Sicoli has his Nassau soccer picks, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas; Anthony Santino

Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 5: Top football teams in action and Nassau soccer playoff picks Gregg Sarra sounds off on Wantagh vs. Bethpage and Ward Melville vs Sachem North, plus Michaeil Sicoli has his Nassau soccer picks, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.

Gregg Sarra sounds off on Wantagh vs. Bethpage and Ward Melville vs Sachem North, plus Michaeil Sicoli has his Nassau soccer picks, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas; Anthony Santino

Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 5: Top football teams in action and Nassau soccer playoff picks Gregg Sarra sounds off on Wantagh vs. Bethpage and Ward Melville vs Sachem North, plus Michaeil Sicoli has his Nassau soccer picks, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.

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